Hart County Imagination Library

04/06/2026

Dolly does get around. Here she is with the First Methodist Easter Bunny!

03/10/2026

You can sign your child up here!

Check the availability of in your area and register your child today! Free to children ages 0-5 through funding shared by Dolly Parton and our incredible local community partners. https://imaginationlibrary.com/check-availability/

03/06/2026

Happy Birthday Dr Seuss, today is your day! ABS data is waiting, so come have a play! 🐱🎩

02/28/2026

An enthusiastic baby squirrel and some grumpy forest friends collide in this sweet and funny picture book from Anne Hunter.

02/18/2026

Longitudinal studies consistently show that shared read-aloud time in early childhood is one of the strongest predictors of later literacy and academic success.

Research published in Developmental Psychology and Child Development demonstrates that children who experience frequent, high-quality read-alouds enter school with stronger vocabulary, narrative comprehension, and phonological awareness, even when socioeconomic factors are controlled.

At the same time, population-level data show that this protective practice is declining. National Household Education Surveys from the National Center for Education Statistics indicate that the percentage of four-year-olds read to daily by a family member dropped from roughly sixty percent in the early 2000s to closer to fifty percent by the mid-2010s. That decline has continued to be a concern in subsequent reporting, particularly among families under greater time and economic pressure.

This matters because read-alouds do more than support literacy. They strengthen attention, working memory, and sustained engagement by requiring children to hold information in mind, follow narrative structure, and remain regulated in shared focus with an adult. They also strengthen the caregiver-child relationship. That sense of safety and connection lowers stress, supports emotional regulation, and increases a child’s willingness to engage, persist, and learn.

Learning does not happen separate from relationship. It depends on it. ❤

02/17/2026

Happy ! Share which Imagination Library books are filling the shelves of your baby’s growing library! (📸: Elizabeth P.)

01/16/2026

The Hart County Imagination Library will have its first meeting of 2026 on Friday, February 20th at the lower level meeting room of the library. Our group needs help in raising about $40,000 each year to provide 12,000 books, one a month to a thousand children, to pay for this program. These go to registered children, 0 to 60 months.
This program helps your child get ready to enter pre-k or kindergarten. To register your child, go here:

Check availability of Dolly Parton's Imagination Library in your area and register your child online or by mail.

01/01/2026

As this year comes to a close, we’re filled with gratitude for every child reached, every story shared, and every moment of imagination sparked along the way. 📚

Thank you to our partners, supporters, and families for helping to inspire a love of reading all year long. Here’s to turning the page together and welcoming a new year full of stories still to come! ✨

11/27/2025

🎉 CELEBRATING 300 MILLION BOOKS – AND COUNTING! 🎉

Join us in celebrating our greatest milestone yet — over 300 million books gifted to children through Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library!

This November, in perfect harmony with and our 30th Anniversary celebration, we’re now gifting over 3 million books each month to children around the world — and delivering our 300 millionth book this month!

A heartfelt thank-you to our 2,800+ Local Program Partners who help bring Dolly’s dream to life, inspiring children everywhere to Dream More, Learn More, Care More, and Be More. 💖

10/24/2025

Thanks Hart County for helping to send over 1,000 books a month to Hart County Children under 5 years old. Our Low Country Boil was successful because of you!

10/22/2025

The Annual Tony Hilton Low Country Boil will be Thursday, October 23, 2025 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church.

We are all excited about the big event! This will be a great day together raising money for such a great cause!

Our cause is to raise funds to purchase and deliver a book a month for approximately 1,000 registered Hart County children under 5 years of age.

Thank you so much support all who have purchased tickets and for everything you all have done for our program! What a privilege to work with such great people!

Tickets will be available at the door, so bring your friends!

Silent Auction, Live Auction, Raffle Tickets - so many wonderful donations for the event!

We look forward to seeing you tomorrow! And please drive carefully if traveling near this event.